August 19, 2010 at 4:58 pm
http://www.ctnow.com/business/hc-sikorsky-helicopter-reaches-250-kn20100817,0,6684703.story
They’ve gotten the prototype up to 235 knots and hope to hit 250, which is comfortably within V-22 territory.
If nothing prevents it from being scaled up, I have a hard time seeing the V-22 fending off its cheaper, simpler, more reliable competitor.